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cashman · 30-05-2007, 23:15

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Originally Posted by Cyfr

What do you mean?

Pretty much how you said it! A majority of people, say public, shouldn't be able to make decisions that benefit them whilst working against minorities that can't have a say because there ain't enough of them. What im trying to say is the majority might have a decision, but that doesn't mean its the right decision for the country.

agreed, but way back in 64, i doubt very much if the public would have voted to do-away with the death penalty.

garinda · 30-05-2007, 23:20

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Originally Posted by cashman

agreed, but way back in 64, i doubt very much if the public would have voted to do-away with the death penalty.

1964 or today, everytime they take a poll on it, Joe Public always wants the death penalty brought back.

cashman · 30-05-2007, 23:23

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Originally Posted by garinda

1964 or today, everytime they take a poll on it, Joe Public always wants the death penalty brought back.

true but was it not a minority of the minority in 64?

steeljack · 30-05-2007, 23:30

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Originally Posted by Cyfr

What do you mean?

Pretty much how you said it! A majority of people, say public, shouldn't be able to make decisions that benefit them whilst working against minorities that can't have a say because there ain't enough of them. What im trying to say is the majority might have a decision, but that doesn't mean its the right decision for the country.

Does this mean that the majority of folks who dont want to ride in a taxi driven by a convicted sex offender can have no say in the matter when a minority of the community (members of the council sub-committee) decides its ok , and infact the councillors are doing there civic duty by protecting the rights of a minority (in this case sex offenders)

andrewb · 31-05-2007, 08:24

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Originally Posted by steeljack

Does this mean that the majority of folks who dont want to ride in a taxi driven by a convicted sex offender can have no say in the matter when a minority of the community (members of the council sub-committee) decides its ok , and infact the councillors are doing there civic duty by protecting the rights of a minority (in this case sex offenders)

No it doesn't. What I said was not exclusive, the majority can be right too.

As a matter of interest the councilors in question still got elected again didn't they?

spinner · 31-05-2007, 16:16

[quote=Cyfr;430690]What do you mean?

re the textbooky comment cyfr. all im trying to say is that the country isnt goverend in the manner that textbooks suggest. the gov is in many ways the public relations front for the powers that actually run the country. There is a bigger picture

andrewb · 31-05-2007, 16:40

We were not discussing that though so I never mentioned it. I could give you a nice long essay on where power lies, but this is a forum not an exam.

I still don't understand the textbook bit though. The power/influence of people is still documented in textbooks....

spinner · 31-05-2007, 16:58

yeah i could too cyfr but as say were not discussing it
the textbook comment :from your posts it just seems that youv gained a lot of knowledge from textbooks without having a real passion for your own opinion. thats just what im thinking intuitively perhaps im wrong. like i said im not patronising you its just what seems to come across.

andrewb · 31-05-2007, 17:04

Well considering it was an opinion combined with knowledge then I guess I wasn't being textbooky.